Tag: National Beef Checkoff Program

New Food Economy: One of the biggest fights in food is about to become a civil war

by Joe Fassler | March 9th , 2017 How the bitter debate over a producer-funded organic “checkoff” program reveals a movement’s growing pains—and the fault lines of American agriculture The history of the organic movement has been marked by vigorous debate about the meaning of the word, which priorities matter most, and who gets to…




Member Alert: R-CALF USA Wins First Round In Beef Checkoff Case

To: R-CALF USA Members and Affiliates From: Bill Bullard Date: December 12, 2016 Subject: R-CALF USA Wins First Round In Beef Checkoff Case Status: On May 2, 2016, R-CALF USA filed a lawsuit against the national beef checkoff program. The lawsuit alleges it is unconstitutional for the government to allow private beef councils, like the…